European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and stripes Page 3 exr eds slay guerrillas in greek action april 24 Bat Talion of reformed communists inflicted heavy losses on a guerrilla band in a fight Northwest of according to a dispatch during an Al night former left wingers killed 75 guerrillas and wounded scores of others in action in the Valtos 50 Miles Northwest of the estimated at from 500 to was attacking a Small army Post when the former communists rushed in and drove away the unit is known As the Mak Robisos after the Island where the army maintains an internment Camp for unreliable they had All repudiated communism and volunteered to join the Battle against Hesse issues Vole permits socialists urge of Europe april 24 leaders of 13 european nations demanded a United states of Europe save the world from a third world last squads of gendarmes guarded the Ball where the socialists assembled at a mass meeting prior to a two Day conference on european Unity which begins speakers included Leon France Hugh England Guiseppe Leader of the Ita Lian Independent socialist party Italy Konrad Knud Norway and Van Der who spoke for the Benelux arc i honoured april 24 John of was named Soldier of the week at a special Retreat ceremony at the american grave registration com Mand Hesse voters apply at their local police stations for voting presenting identity cards and other proof of their right to cast ballots in today statewide elections for local government most voters obtained their voting permits by those who failed to receive them visited their local police to obtain Giessen dependents prove adept with arms april 24 dependents Here and at Giessen have been distinguishing themselves on the firing officials Here said women from Wetzlar and Giessen turned out a week ago when they were Given an Opportunity to learn to handle instructors said most women were doing As Well As the average Soldier with the same at 35 women dependents reported to a carbine class con ducted by Stlawrence Chis instructor Earl Cole said scores on the Range were High considering trainees had Little or no previous experience with fire at instructors Lester Williams and Clarence King lauded the women grasp of the mechanics of the weapons and their scores on the world briefs finn committee to seek parliaments of on pact april 24 foreign affairs committee of the finnish parliament yesterday decided to ask parliament to approve the finnish russian the decision was made after two hour Long the Only member of the committee who raised opposition to the treaty was the representative of the Liberal reds push on into North China patently aiming to Cut off Chiang Kaish eks last bases in government troops have moved out of former capital of the the government captured the City a year in lists 2 Kashmir Parley delegates Lake april 24 United nations Security Council yesterday elected Belgium and Colombia to membership of pie Jive nation commission which is being sent to Kashmir to halt the fighting and o oversee the the other three members will be selected through India and the parties disputing Over the Kashmir each Dominion will nominate one country and the two thus selected will pick a fifth commission Benes receives bulgar Premier april 24 Monist invaders from Manchuria pushed on into North China pro government sources said that up to communists have already crossed the great a april 24 mrian Premier Corri Dimitrov received today by president Eduard Benes at his summer Home u be Zimolo an official con Munique the communique said Bencs expressed satisfaction on the signing of 20year Mutual Aid treaty Between Bulgaria and us Royal pair to Mark Silver wedding april 24 the greatest display of Royal pageantry since Elizabeths King George and Queen Klix Abele will celebrate their Silver wedding anniversary already congratulations Are pouring in expressing not Only fealty to the but affection for a Man and wife 35 year Union to of Romance and Hoffman seeks Low Aid costs april 24 Paul Erp adm Nistra said every Effort would be made to keep prices Down in the huge purchasing program for european at a press he he expected Export License controls would be invoked whenever prices got out of Hoffman said except for he expected less would be sent abroad under the Erp than was sent to participating nations in the past two he added he expected to be Able to announce first con tracts within a Hoff speaking to a conference of business paper said its a frightening Joto we have ahead of but i can Promise you there will be no hunger in any country in Western Europe because of our failure to european unions to consult Al on Marshall plan april 24 Pean Trade unionists will approach the Cio and the Al in All questions concerning the interpretation of the Marshall this was decided at yesterdays meeting of 11 european and Amer ican Trade Union chiefs who Dis cussed at transport House the implications of the economic cooperation act for european Industrial Trade and Frenchman hails nazis As firing squad ends life april 24 Camilla sentenced to death for intelligence with the cried in German i am dying for my Fuhrer just before he was executed by a firing squad Here this Geis was condemned to die by the court of Justice of aide prov ence because of has pro nazi activities during the War and occur two states in zone fill offices today april 24 american zone states elect City and county officials tomorrow following what military government has called the Campaign since the the two states Are stronghold of the right Wing Christian social Union and where on armed Kurt Schumacher social democrats Are there Are two other main parties in the 4 n i Kaiser asks Hesse support of cd party the communists ands the right Wing Liberal democratic the Christian social unionists Are known As Christian democrats in Here is the Way the states voted in december according to military government figures Bavaria Hesse Christian social Union social democrats Liberal democrats communists although communists have gone fallout to capture local posts in ministry of information officials this week predicted a slight swing toward the right with a slight increase in votes for the Liberal with a Large Catholic and farm population is expected to remain right huge red election poster burned in Frankfurt april 24 huge communist election poster at Frankfurt main thoroughfare was set afire and burned local communist Headquarters announced according to the communist an unknown fascist ele ments set fire to the dark three Story placard in an attempt to undermine communist election the huge poster was set up last wednesday As a protest against re Moval of several communist Pla cards from the opposite building by German local officials held the posters had been put up in Stuttgart top exhibit close today april 24 the do handicraft and Trade exhibition at the Altes Stutt which opened april is expected to set up an attendance rec Ord of at least the exhibition closes sponsored by the preparatory International refugee the exhibition Fea Tures the work and handicraft of six groups living in the Stuttgart ukrainian and pistols rent at yen april 24 Tokyo firm has gone into the shoot him yourself an underworld source said the firm rents out pistols for yen per night in the same manner As the drive yourself automobile Busi he by Dwight Schear correspondent april 24 Jakob chairman of the Christian democratic speak ing in Frankfurt in the closing hours of the Campaign for votes in tomorrows warned land Hesse voters last night against what he called new dictatorial forces which at tempting to build an Empire on the ruins of the cd Here from Ber Lin in a Las minute Effort to swell the cd told the that totalitarian Power already Haa the face of the Eastern zone and warned them it May do it in the West a decision Lor Freedom of per for rights of the in for human rights and human is a German de Kaiser the decision against new against the new menace to Freedom a German he the Ger Man who makes his decision for German democracy does not at the same time give his consent to every measure of american or English despite feelings regarding the manner in which the Eastern zone of Germany is Kaiser asked that the German currency Reform be instituted simultaneously in All four our dirty old Mark he Are almost the Only external sign of German Heidelberg review staged for chaplain april 24 special in a special review today the Heidelberg military Post honoured its former Catholic James who has been transferred to the newly activated 7892nd the staged by the 7809th also paid tribute to Richard Page and Patrick of the 7809th and Francis of the 7736th Swiss leave who were awarded Bronze Star medals for meritorious service in combat also honoured was the Karlsruhe which received the Hei Delberg military Post plaque for an outstanding safety record in nazi thugs Maul Exma Yors housekeeper by win fanning staff correspondent Schwabish april 24 thugs mauled and severely injured two women employees of the Defeated Antinazi lord mayor of this town on april 20 it was Learned shouting Down with the slaves of the jews two one identified As a former is at tacked Agnes housekeeper of the former lord Franz and her 70yearold the women Bear extensive bruises and half was Defeated in last weeks election by Franz former nazi Leader and nazi mayor of a Large according to shouted encouragement to the police arriving on the scene after a considerable time had passed arrested the two men but released them again within 20 min this reporter was refused information on this matter by the who stated they had been instructed by Deputy mayor Erwin Ruisinger to give no information to the press or to military govern ment meanwhile in Stuttgart a delegation from Amund led by Josef an cd party told my officials Konrad was a sincere anti nazi who had been selected by jews in Hig Home Community in Laup Heim to join the nazi party for their they said that the election was really a contest Between two anti but failed to explain Why Konrad was selected to protect the or when in 1932 he joined the he became a lord mayor and second highest nazi in a town at least 75 Miles Distant the my is carrying on an extensive investigation but no Effort to remove Konrad will be made prior to completion of the investigation and submission of All reports to of gab director Charles la